Former Jersey Shore star Pauly D recently revealed that he’s the dad of a little girl named Amabella, with an ex, Amanda Markert. The DJ and reality star got to meet his daughter, 6 months, and he gushed about the instant connection he had with her.

“It’s crazy. It’s different. It was a shocker, but it’s amazing. When I met her, she was precious, [a] precious little girl. She looks just like me. And it changes my life. I put her before me now. Now, when I’m shopping, I’m looking for like sneakers for her now instead of for me. So she’s gonna be a fresh little girl.”

He thinks Amabella knew right away he was her dad. “When I first saw her, her eyes lit up. It was almost like she knew. It was crazy. She went right for my hair. She grabbed my hair. She was biting my nose. It was amazing.”

Pauly initially wanted to fight for full custody of his daughter, but doesn’t say if that’s still the case. He just shared, “We’re trying to work that out now. That’s all in the lawyers’ hands and everything so I just want to see the baby as much as I can and that’s what I’m fighting for.”

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